Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull brown iron scale mail. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has gray eyes.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: He was born into a rich family. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Eberk grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Eberk. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Tiefling, and stands approximately 5'4". He prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts, and his gloved hand is found clutching a falchion. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His silver eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and balancing his hectic life and new shoemaker responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Addict, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Rich, Military. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1000 pp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 6'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. His chestnut hair is lengthy. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Rimmon lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Guard they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Miner, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian, Family, Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 4000 sp. Aquamarine (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears baggy white pantaloons and a pastel scarf. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Az-Adar hails from a village terrorized by brigands. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 400 pp. Silver ewer (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp).